WILLIAMSON —A widow is suing Norfolk Southern Railway Company for her late husband's cancer and death.
Elva Robertson's late husband, Freddie Robertson, was employed by Norfolk from 1970 until 1996, and during that time he was exposed to diesel exhaust and fumes, as well as second-hand smoke, according to a complaint filed in Mingo Circuit Court.
Elva Robertson claims her late husband developed lung cancer and it metastasized to his brain because of the defendant's utilization of known cancer-causing materials in its day-to-day operations.
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Norfolk failed to provide Freddie Robertson with a safe place to work and failed to monitor the diesel locomotives, facilities, equipment and other areas for diesel exhaust and second-hand smoke, according to the suit.
Elva Robertson claims her late husband was diagnosed with cancer in July 2017. He died from the disease on Oct. 24, 2018.
Elva Robertson is seeking a jury trial. She is represented by Troy N. Giatras, Mathew Stonestreet and Phillip A. Childs of The Giatras Law Firm in Charleston.
The case is assigned to Circuit Judge Miki Thompson.
Mingo Circuit Court case number: 20-C-156